Claw hand deformity brings on a loss of feeling and function. You may lose touch sensation, and your ability to move the hand can become limited. Some people are born with one or both hands affected.

Claw hand is a condition in which your fingers are noticeably curved or bent. Read on to learn more about the causes and how to treat it.

Claw hand, properly called Dupuytren's disease, affects around five million Britons. It causes lumps of scar tissue to develop on the palms of the hands. (Above, Lady Thatcher in 1990) ...